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Gentleman Train Robber
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Author : Stan Sauerwein
language : en
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Release Date : 2005
Gentleman Train Robber written by Stan Sauerwein and has been published by Heritage House Publishing Co this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A cunning and formidable opponent of the law, Bill Miner, a.k.a. The Grey Fox, spent half of his life behind bars and the other half planning and executing robberies to fuel his love of fancy clothes and the good life. Described as the master criminal of the west, this dashing thief carried out Canada's first train robbery in 1904.
Gentleman Robber
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Author : Stanley Sauerwein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-08
Gentleman Robber written by Stanley Sauerwein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-08 with categories.
A cunning and formidable lawbreaker, Bill Miner spent half his life behind bars and the other half planning ways to execute his crimes. Billy used his robberies to fuel his love of fancy clothes, expensive restaurants and wild nights in brothels. Or to fund his version of the high life he enjoyed, when he could play the role of a wealthy mining mogul lavishly entertaining, enticing and seducing young men. Famous for being a courteous thief and feathering his assaults with polite apologies, he was identified by his Pinkerton Detective Agency pursuers as the "master criminal of the American west" and the 'Gentleman Robber'. Although Billy could be easily identified by his jailhouse tattoos, he managed to hide himself completely even in high society. He was deliberate and careful but eventually let his libido and the romantic distraction for a young cowboy lover tear away his freedom on a rainy, isolated stretch of railway track in Canada. Bill wasn't easily confined however. He had too many years of experience with prisons. After mysteriously escaping from his Canadian prison cell, his nefarious life finally simmered to a quiet conclusion in Georgia. Billy Miner, the dashing thief who carried out Canada's first train robbery in 1904, died in the tiny American prison town of Milledgeville, Georgia. The townspeople gave him a parade to the cemetery in the new suit they bought just for him, and they buried him there with honor. Or did they? Find out in this fast-paced romp through a master thief's life. Gentleman Robber is Book 1 in the Forgotten Heroes series of historical biographies. It is an intriguing glimpse at the life of a fascinating individual.
Wanted Gentleman Bank Robber
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Author : Dane Batty
language : en
Publisher: Nish Publishing Company
Release Date : 2010-05-16
Wanted Gentleman Bank Robber written by Dane Batty and has been published by Nish Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Leslie Ibsen Rogge, number seven on the FBI's most wanted, robbed more than 30 banks without firing a shot. In Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber: The True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI's Most Elusive Criminals, Les details his adventures from Alaska to Antigua, the Chesapeake to Cancun. But it all came to a halt when a fourteen-year-old in Guatemala forced him to turn himself in.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Michael Crichton
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-05-14
The Great Train Robbery written by Michael Crichton and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-14 with Fiction categories.
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an enthralling novel about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
The Last Train Robber
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Author : W. C. Jameson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-03-24
The Last Train Robber written by W. C. Jameson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with True Crime categories.
One of the most colorful parts of American History is the time of train robberies and the daring outlaws who undertook them in the period covering from just after the Civil War to 1924. For decades, the railroads were the principal transporters of payrolls, gold and silver, bonds, and passengers who often carried large sums of money as well as valuable jewelry. For the creative outlaw, trains became an obvious target for robbery. Willis Newton has never enjoyed the recognition and fame of the better known train robbing outlaws such as Frank and Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, the Daltons, and the Doolins, but he was the most prolific and successful train robber in the history of North America. Newton stole more money from the railroads than all of the others put together. During his lifetime, Newton robbed six trains and an estimated eighty banks, pulled off the greatest train robbery ever, netting $3,000,000, yet remains virtually unknown. So unknown was he that, despite all of his success as a robber, he was rarely identified as a suspect. Following his greatest heist, Newton and his gang member, composed of his brothers, were arrested, tried, convicted, and sent to serve long terms at Leavenworth Prison. When they were granted early release for good behavior, they lost no time in returning to robbing banks. Willis Newton’s life and times as America’s greatest, and last, train robber has been gleaned and developed from extensive interviews he granted during the 1970s when he was in his eighties. In addition, newspaper reports of his numerous train and bank robberies have been obtained and researched for precise details of robberies and pursuit.
Bill Miner The Untold Story
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Author : Rodney D. Mcintyre
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Bill Miner The Untold Story written by Rodney D. Mcintyre and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with categories.
Who is the most famous North American train robber? It is Bill Miner, of course, a.k.a. the gentleman train robber. Who were Bill Miner's accomplices? Who could be trusted? Who will betray him? How does a notorious thief manage to hide-out unrecognized? What if Bill Miner has an illegitimate child who comes forward to reveal a dark family secret many years later? What if his daughter is able to prove her story before she succumbs to her illness? All roads lead to the Coldwater Hotel in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. What is hidden in the dome on top of the hotel that is able to prove the family secret? The novel is the first book to offer a hypothetical account of Bill Miner's life as an outlaw on the run. The book has two timelines: the present, May, 1999 and the past period August 1907 to September 1909.
Badge And Buckshot
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Author : John Boessenecker
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1993
Badge And Buckshot written by John Boessenecker and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Badge and Buckshot is a comprehensive book at many of the once-famous peace officers and outlaws of Old California. Told here for the first time are the true stories of Ben Thorn, the iron-willed but scandal-plagued sheriff of Calaveras County; John C. Boggs, the fast-shooting nemesis of the Tom Bell and Rattlesnake Dick gangs; Ben and Dudley Johnson, the notorious “Tulare Twins”; Kid Thompson, whose train-robbing exploits took place just blocks from present-day Los Angeles film and television studios; and Coates-Frost feud, California’s bloodiest vendetta, which endured more than twenty years and left fourteen men dead. Here, too, are the first complete accounts of Captain Ingram’s Rangers, the band of Confederate guerrillas who raided stagecoaches in California during the Civil War; Steve Venard, the soft-spoken lawman who killed three outlaws in a single gunfight; and the legendary Bill Miner, whose career of banditry spanned almost half a century. The product of more than ten years of painstaking research, Badge and Buckshot recounts one of the forgotten sagas of the Old West, an action-packed tale of shoot-outs, stage holdups, manhunts, and lynchings. At the same time, through extensive use of pioneer newspaper files, court records, and previously unpublished illustrations, it shatters old myths and demonstrates the overall effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Old California. For authentic Americana, Badge and Buckshot is not to be missed.
Slumach The Lost Mine
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Author : Edgar Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: Ramsey Books/Nor-Cal Builders
Release Date : 2005-08
Slumach The Lost Mine written by Edgar Ramsey and has been published by Ramsey Books/Nor-Cal Builders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08 with Fiction categories.
As the owner of a gold mine was executed for murder in 1891, he cursed the mine and anyone who tried to find it. Professor Paul Gregory and his graduate assistant collide head-on with con-men as both parties try to solve the mystery that has baffled seasoned prospectors and tenderfoots alike for more than a century.
Harper S Young People
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Harper S Young People written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.
Usa By Rail
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Author : John Pitt
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2019-05-03
Usa By Rail written by John Pitt and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-03 with Transportation categories.
This ninth edition of Bradt's USA by Rail guidebook has been fully revised and expanded to take account of changes to Amtrak routes and services, plus the latest Amtrak and VIA Rail pass details, and features over 500 destinations, including Disney World, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. With 25 long-distance train journeys across the United States and a further 12 in Canada, plus sightseeing highlights for 38 major cities, accommodation options from cheap to chic and everything you need to find your way around unfamiliar train stations, this book has all the practical information required to make the most of a rail pass. There are maps, route plans and photographs, up-to-date security and immigration information, plus vital tips for sightseeing, local transport and accommodation, as well as chapters on VIA Rail, the Rocky Mountaineer and other trains in Canada. The book also includes a history of North American railroads, current steam train operators, tourist railways and museums, as well as sound advice for the visitor from overseas. Hundreds of Internet contacts make it easy to plan and make reservations for any trip you desire. The grandeur of America's scenery - from its never-ending prairies, the Joshua trees of the Mojave Desert and the saw-toothed peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the pounding surf of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans - is one of the continent's greatest attractions and there is no better way to enjoy it than by train. Written by an expert author who has travelled around 80,000 miles by train in North America in the last 25 years, Bradt's USA by Rail is the essential companion for a successful trip.